Program Name: HAPPY PLACE FAMILY GROUP DAYCARE CORP.    License/Registration ID: 859884


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lorelis M. Feliz Rodriguez Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Bronx 10
Site Address: Map
2085 Valentine Ave., Apt. 2 H, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10457
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 10, 2020
Current Registration Period: Nov 10, 2024 - Nov 9, 2028
Phone:
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/2/2024 11:11:07 AM
2 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (347) 854-1971
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.

 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Feb 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-011635 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 9, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-100181 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 25, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-NYCDOH-053506 Violations Found
Jun 27, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-053560 Violations Found
Jun 24, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-012008 Violations Found
May 15, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-028846 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 9, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-028687 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 2, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-NYCDOH-027042 No New Violations
Additional Inspection History

*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Feb 25, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Sep 25, 2024 413.2(d)(12) Personal residence means a one or two family dwelling or a single dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling classified for permanent occupancy under the New York State Building Code, except that a community residence shall not be considered a residence for purposes of the child day care regulations. A one family residence shall be considered to have one dwelling unit and a two family residence shall be considered to have two dwelling units. A dwelling unit must be occupied or used as living space to be used for family or group family day care and considered a residence for purposes of the child day care regulations, except as follows: Corrected
Sep 25, 2024 413.3(a)(1) Enforcement actions which may be undertaken by OCFS include, but are not limited to: issuance of written inspection reports which include corrective action plans, requests to submit a corrective action plan to OCFS, and notices of intention to initiate enforcement through the imposition of a fine or the limitation, suspension, termination, revocation, or denial of a license or registration; Corrected
Sep 25, 2024 416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Jun 27, 2024 416.12(k) Perishable food, milk and infant formula must be kept refrigerated. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 413.4(c)(3) a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.6(a) The Licensee must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the group family day care home provided or arranged for by a caregiver. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age, emotional, physical and cognitive development. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.8(j)(2) Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.13(a) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) the forms necessary to check the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law, Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review, Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d) a sworn statement indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) two acceptable references; Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(iii) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must ensure that a medical statement has been submitted before the person has any involvement with children in care, as required in section 416.11 of this Part; Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program. Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (347) 854-1971

 Enforcement History
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2020: None